Cord-fastener.



S. J. HILL.

CORD FASTENER.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 13. law.

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Be it known that-I, SYDNEY J. HILL, a citizen of the United States,residing at Minneapolis, in the county of Hennepin and State ofMinnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cord-Fasteners; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in'the artto which it appertains to make and use thesame.

My invention has for its object to provide an improved cord fastener orpackage tie; and, to this end, it consists of the novel devices andcombinations of devices hereinafter described and defined in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate the invention, likecharacters indicate like parts throughout. the several views.

Referring to the drawings,

Figure 1 is a plan view of a package held together by a cord, the endsof WhICh are secured by the improved fastener;

Fig. 2 is a transverse section taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a detail vieW in longitudinal section taken on the line 3-3 ofFig. 1; and

Fig. 4 is a bottom plan view of the fas tener with the cord removed.

The numeral 5 indicates a package held together by a cord 6, the ends ofwhich are secured by the improved fastener, which comprises a plate 7and a spring wire 8. This spring wire 8 extends diagonally across theunderside of the plate 7 and is secured thereto by lugs 9 integrallyformed with said plate and rolled to form eyes through which said wireis inserted. Outward of the lugs 9, the end portions of the Wire 8 arereversely bent upon themselves to form primary hooks 10, the ends ofwhich are reversely bent upon themselves to form secondary hooks 11. Thehooks 10 and 11 extend in a plane that is parallel to the plate 7 andthe loops of the primary hooks 10 ex tend slightly beyond the ends ofsaid plate. At the junction of the primary and secondary hooks 11, theWire 8 extends under and against the plate 7 to close the loops of saidprimary hooks, while the remaining portions of the secondary hooks 11project outward of the edge of said plate.

In securing the end portions of the cord 6 to the fastener, the sameareforeed lat- Specification of LettersZBatentQ Application filedSeptember 13, 1917. Serial No.

Patented June 18, 191

erally. between the catching said end portions between the backs of thesecondary hooks l1 and plate 7 and then drawing the end portions of thecord away from the fastener to cause the Wire to spring away from theplate 7, and thereby permit the cord to be drawn into the loop portionsof the primary hooks 10. The loop portions of these primary hooks 10press the cord 6 onto the edge of the plate 7 and thereby securely holdthe same' against slippage. After the end portions of the cord 6. areinserted in the loops of the primary hooks 10, the same may be foldedupon the intermediate portion of the cord and then pulled throu'ghsaidhooks to place the cord under strain. The end portions of the cord arethen carried overthe upper face of the plate 7, under the secondaryhooks 11 and into the V-shaped portions thereof to further hold the endportions of the cord, as

shown in Fig. 1.

From the above description, it is evident that by the use of theimproved fastener a cord may be very quickly applied around the bundleand, at the same time, securely held thereby. It is also evident that acord may be used a great many times, thus saving considerable expense.While the improved fastener is adapted for general use, it is especiallyadapted for mail carriers in tying up packages of letters, etc.

What I claim is:--

1. A cord fastener comprising a plate having at one side a hookextending in a plane substantially parallel thereto and adapted to besprung laterally therefrom to permit a cord to be passed laterallybetween the plate and hook and to press said cord onto the plate andhold the same, said hook adapted to permit the cord to freely movetherethrough under a drawing action on the cord to tighten the same.

2. A cord fastener comprising a plate having at one side a hookextending in a plane substantially parallel thereto with its loopportion projecting beyond the edge of the plate, said hook adapted to besprung laterally from the plate to permit a cord to be passed laterallybetween the plate and hook, the loop portion of the hook adapted toreceive and press the cord onto the edge of the plate, with freedom tomove therethrough under a drawing action on the cord to tighten thesame.

plate 7 and hooks by Y 3. A cord fastener-comprisinglagplate having ateach end a primary hook and a seeondary hook, said hooks extending in aplane substantially parallelto the pl-aite and adapted to be sprunglaterally therefrom to permit a cord to be passed laterally between the.;plate and hooks, said primary hooks adapted 'to receive and press sameand said secondary hooks adapted to receive and turther hold the endportions off the cord held by the opposite secondary hooks, said primaryhook adapted to permit "the "cord to move therethrough under a drawingaction 'on the cord to tighten the same I 4. A-cordfastene'r comprisinga plate. and a spring Wire secured to one :side thereof, each end ofsaid wire being bent upon itself to dorm aaprimary hookand 'theend ofeach primary 'hook being bent upon itself to for-In Copies of thispatent may be obtained for .fiwe ce'n-ts eaeh by addressing the the endper tions of the cord onto theplat-eandholdthe samba edge of th paeanasia secondaryhooks adapted to receive and further hold theendportions of the cord held by'the 5.. Aeord fastener comprising a plateand a spring wire secured diagonally across one side thereof, he ends ofsaid Wirebeing reversely bent upon themselves to form primary hooksandthegiends of said primary hooks being reversely bent upon themselvesto form secondary. hooks, said hooks extend: ing-in ia planesubstantially parallel to the plate with their loop portions lPI'Ojecting be yond the edge thereot, said hooks adapted to be sprunglaterall a cord to be passed laterally between the plate.- and hooks,said primary hooks adapted to receive and press, the end portionsof thecord -'onto the edge of the plate and said secondary hooks :adaptedtoreceive and further hold the end portions of the cord held by the.opposite .-primary :hooks- In testimony whereof I aflix my signature inpresence of two witnesses.

Witnesses:

: v GLA'RA DEMAREs' r,

HARRYD'. Krnoonn.

Commissioner of latents,

Washington, D. G. H p

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